Laundry organizer

ABSTRACT

A laundry organizer has a plurality of enhanced laundry bags suspended by a plurality of drop bars and a cross bar. The organizer can be hung from doors, walls, seat-backs, chair-backs, etc. and encourages people to pre-sort and organize dirty laundry. In another embodiment, appealing animal likenesses are incorporated into the mouths of the laundry bags in order to interest children in using the system. In yet other embodiments, sports team names, logos, cartoon characters, comic book characters, personalities, caricatures, faces, or other two- or three-dimensional depictions can be incorporated onto the mouths of the bags to further enhance the desire of people to utilize the system. The enhanced laundry bags can be used to organize and hold other items.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No.61/764,362 entitled LAUNDRY SORTER SYSTEM and filed on Feb. 13, 2013,which is specifically incorporated by reference herein for all that itdiscloses and teaches.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates generally to the field of householdconveniences; more particularly, to laundry and its handling after usebut prior to being laundered; and more particularly still, to a laundryorganizer apparatus to enhance and improve tidiness and organizationwhile increasing the efficiency of handling dirty laundry.

BACKGROUND

Hundreds of years ago, many people owned very few changes of clothes.Clothing was expensive to make and purchase and standards of cleanlinesswere generally lower than they are now, allowing clothes to be worn forlonger periods between cleanings. However, with the advent of theindustrial revolution, and the huge increases in automation in recentyears, the production of textiles has boomed while the costs havedropped precipitously. As a result, this has allowed many people to owna large variety of clothes. Similarly, as powered washing machines havebecome less expensive and more ubiquitous, the task of cleaning thoseclothes has become much easier to do in bulk, instead of cleaninggarments individually or in piecemeal. Together, these trends have ledto the currently common situation of people wearing clothes only once ortwice before grouping them together with other previously worn garments(and other dirty laundry) in preparation for future laundering.

In order to organize dirty laundry prior to laundering, many devices andsystems have been developed. For example, a laundry hamper is a commonfixture in the laundry room or bathrooms of many homes. In others,people keep individual hampers in each bedroom to ease collection oflaundry. However, small children often fail to remember to put dirtyclothes in such devices and instead leave garments on the floor afterchanging, getting ready for bed/shower/bath, etc. Furthermore, dirtyclothes collection devices such as hampers and baskets take up valuablefloor space and often are unappealing in appearance. Additionally, suchdevices require that laundry sorting be completed prior to laundering aswithin hampers, whites are mixed with darks, fabric types are jumbledtogether, etc.

What is needed is a laundry organizer that does not take up valuablefloor space, assists in the pre-sorting of dirty laundry prior tolaundering, allows for easy transference to the laundry room,incentivizes kids (and others) to be tidy and put-away/organize dirtyclothes, and otherwise increases the efficient handling of laundrybetween use and laundering.

SUMMARY

One embodiment of the present invention comprises a laundry organizerhaving a plurality of laundry bags suspended by a novel adjustablesuspension apparatus that can be hung from doors, walls, seat-backs,chair-backs, etc. and encourages people to pre-sort and organize dirtylaundry. In another embodiment, appealing animal likenesses areincorporated into the mouths of the laundry bags in order to interestchildren in using the system. In yet other embodiments, sports teamnames, logos, cartoon characters, comic book characters, personalities,caricatures, faces, or other two- or three-dimensional depictions can beincorporated onto the mouths of the bags to further enhance the desireof people to utilize the system. The enhanced laundry bags can be usedto organize and hold other items and can be hung without the suspensionapparatus.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The aforementioned and other features and objects of the presentinvention and the manner of attaining them will become more apparent andthe invention itself will be best understood by reference to thefollowing descriptions of a preferred embodiment and other embodimentstaken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 illustrates a front perspective view of an exemplary embodimentof a laundry organizer hanging from a door;

FIG. 2 illustrates a front perspective view of an exemplary embodimentof a laundry organizer highlighting drop bars and cross bar components;

FIG. 3 illustrates front elevation view of an exemplary embodiment of alaundry organizer highlighting a cross bar component;

FIG. 4 illustrates a side elevation view of an exemplary embodiment of alaundry organizer highlighting a cross bar component;

FIG. 5 illustrates a top plan view of an exemplary embodiment of alaundry organizer highlighting a cross bar component;

FIG. 6 illustrates a front elevation view of an exemplary embodiment ofa laundry organizer highlighting a drop bar component;

FIG. 7 illustrates a side elevation view of an exemplary embodiment of alaundry organizer highlighting a drop bar component; and

FIG. 8 illustrates a front perspective view of an exemplary embodimentof an enhanced laundry bag that can be used in a laundry organizer.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Referring now to the drawings, FIG. 1 illustrates a front perspectiveview of an exemplary embodiment of a laundry organizer 100 hanging froma door 90. The laundry organizer 100 is shown in its over-the-doorconfiguration, being suspended from the top edge 92 of the door 90. Theplurality of enhanced laundry bags 300 illustrated in FIG. 1 number two,in other embodiments, the number can be one, two, three, four, or more.

The door 90 is shown in FIG. 1 as having a plurality of panels 91, as iscommon for interior doors in residential settings. In other embodiments,the laundry organizer 100 can be suspended from other types of doors,including, but not limited to: closet doors, folding doors, furnituredoors, cabinet doors, exterior doors, etc. Furthermore, in otherembodiments, the laundry organizer 100 can be mounted to a wall or othergenerally vertical surface using the cross bar 250 (for a more thoroughdiscussion of this mounting option, see FIG. 3). In yet otherembodiments, the laundry organizer 100 can hang from a ceiling, the backof a car seat or chair, a window frame, or any other suitable location.Additionally, a modified support apparatus is contemplated to locate theenhanced laundry bags 300 in non-door locations; and the bags may beused to organize items besides laundry.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the laundry organizer 100 utilizes atleast two drop bars 210 and 220 to hang the system from the top edge 92of the door 90. The drop bars 210 and 220 hook over the top edge 92 andhang down the face of the door 90. Although the drop bars 210 and 220utilize over-the-door hook portions, they are not visible in FIG. 1, seeFIGS. 2 and 7. The drop bars 210 and 220 can removably connect to across bar 250 which serves to keep the drop bars 210 and 220 separated afixed distance from each other, provides an additional expansion hookoption, and adds rigidity to the laundry organizer 100.

The cross bar 250 provides a plurality of laundry bag suspension slots252 (see FIG. 2 for more detail) from which a plurality of laundry bagsuspension straps 260 can be suspended. As illustrated in FIG. 1, eachlaundry bag 300 utilizes two laundry bag suspension straps 260. In otherembodiments, each laundry bag 300 can use one, two, three or moresuspension straps 260. Each suspension strap 260 utilizes a laundry bagsuspension slot 252. In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1, two slots252 are used per enhanced laundry bag 300. A standard cross bar 250incorporates a plurality of laundry bag suspension slots 252; FIG. 1illustrates a cross bar with eight slots 252, more or fewer slots 252are contemplated in other embodiments.

FIG. 2 illustrates a front perspective view of an exemplary embodimentof a laundry organizer highlighting two drop bars 210 and 220 and across bar 250. In order to grasp and hold the top edge of a door, thedrop bars 210 and 220 utilize over-the-door hook portions 212 and 222.In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2, the over-the-door hook portions212 and 222 are sized to fit over a standard residential door; in otherembodiments, the hook portions 212 and 222 can be sized to fit overother doors.

Opposite the hook portions 212 and 222, the drop bars 210 and 220utilize cross bar locking mechanisms 214 and 224. The cross bar lockingmechanisms 214 and 224 engage a plurality of hanging cutouts 254 in thecross bar 250 and thereby suspend the cross bar 250. For more detail onthe cross bar locking mechanisms 214 and 224, see FIGS. 3-4 and 6-7.

The plurality of laundry bag suspension slots 252 illustrated in FIG. 2are distributed across the face of the cross bar 250. The laundry bagsuspension slots 252 each provide an attachment point for a laundry bagsuspension strap 260 to attach to the cross bar 250. Eight laundry bagsuspension slots 252 are illustrated in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2;in other embodiments, the number of slots 252 can be greater than orless than eight.

A plurality of expansion hooks 256 is also illustrated in FIG. 2. Theplurality of expansion hooks 256 allows the laundry organizer 100 to beexpanded by adding additional drop bar(s) suspended from the cross bar250. In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2, only a single expansionhook 256 is shown; other embodiments may use more or fewer.Additionally, other items besides additional drop bars may utilize theplurality of expansion hooks 256.

FIG. 3 illustrates front elevation view of an exemplary embodiment of alaundry organizer highlighting a cross bar component 250. The cross bar250 can be a generally rectangular member that has a slim profile. Thecross bar 250 is a sort of utility bar in that it provides all theconnection points to connect the various components of the laundryorganizer together.

The drop bars 210 and 220 utilize cross bar locking mechanisms 214 and224 (not illustrated in FIG. 3, see other Figures). The cross barlocking mechanisms 214 and 224 engage a plurality of hanging cutouts 254in the cross bar 250 and thereby suspend the cross bar 250. Above eachhanging cutout 254 is a locking dimple 255. The plurality of lockingdimples 255 each comprise a small dome that extends outwards from thesurface of the cross bar 250 and provides a means for locking the dropbars to the cross bar (for more information, see FIG. 6, locking dimplereceiver 215).

The plurality of laundry bag suspension slots 252 illustrated in FIG. 3are distributed across the face of the cross bar 250. The laundry bagsuspension slots 252 each provide an attachment point for a laundry bagsuspension strap 260 to attach to the cross bar 250. Eight laundry bagsuspension slots 252 are illustrated in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3;in other embodiments, the number of slots 252 can be greater than orless than eight.

A plurality of expansion hooks 256 is also illustrated in FIG. 3. Theplurality of expansion hooks 256 allows the laundry organizer 100 to beexpanded by adding additional drop bar(s) suspended from the cross bar250. In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 3, only a single expansionhook 256 is shown; other embodiments may use more or fewer.Additionally, other items besides additional drop bars may utilize theplurality of expansion hooks 256.

A plurality of direct attachment means 258 is illustrated in FIG. 3 aswell. Each direct attachment means 258 comprises one or more ports inthe cross bar 250 that can receive a screw, nail, or similar device todirectly attach the cross bar 250 to a wall, door, or other structure.In a direct-attachment configuration, the laundry organizer would notneed to employ drop bars to suspend the cross bar as the directattachment means 258 accomplishes the task of suspending the cross bar.

FIG. 4 illustrates a side elevation view of an exemplary embodiment of alaundry organizer highlighting a cross bar component 250. The slimprofile of the cross bar 250 can be seen in FIG. 4. In otherembodiments, a thicker or thinner cross bar 250 can be utilized in thelaundry organizer. Also visible in FIG. 4 is a locking dimple 255. Notehow the dimple 255 extends outwards from the face of the cross bar 250.It provides a means to lock a drop bar to the cross bar by engaging alocking dimple receiver (see FIG. 6) on the drop bar.

The expansion hook 256 is also illustrated in FIG. 4. It also extendsoutwards from the surface of the cross bar 250. In the embodiment shownin FIG. 4, the expansion hook 256 matches the basic shape and profile ofthe cross bar locking mechanisms 214 and 224 (see FIGS. 6 and 7).

FIG. 5 illustrates a top plan view of an exemplary embodiment of alaundry organizer highlighting a cross bar component 250. Just visiblein FIG. 5 are the plurality of locking dimples 255. Note how eachlocking dimple 255 extends outwards from the face of the cross bar 250.It provides a means to lock a drop bar to the cross bar by engaging alocking dimple receiver (see FIG. 6) on the drop bar. The expansion hook256 is also illustrated in FIG. 5.

FIG. 6 illustrates a front elevation view of an exemplary embodiment ofa laundry organizer highlighting a drop bar component 210. The laundryorganizer 100 can utilize a plurality of drop bars 210. Theover-the-door hook portion 212 is not fully visible in FIG. 6, see FIG.7. On the opposite end of the drop bar 210 from the hook portion 212 isthe cross bar locking mechanism 214. Each cross bar locking mechanism214 utilizes a cross bar hook 216 that extends out from the face 211 ofthe drop bar 210 and is adapted to slide into and engage one of theplurality of hanging cutouts 254 on the cross bar. The cross bar hook216 is spaced outwards from the face of the drop bar 210 just enough forthe cross bar 250 to slide between the cross bar hook 216 and the faceof the drop bar 210. The compression fit of the two components isfurther enhanced via the locking dimple receiver 215 and a lockingdimple 255. When properly emplaced, the locking dimple 255 on the crossbar 250 snaps into the locking dimple receiver 215 and locks the dropbar 210 to the cross bar 250. Although the cross bar locking mechanism214 thereby securely locks the drop bar to the cross bar, a user cansimply unlock the two by disengaging the locking dimple 255 from thelocking dimple receiver 215 and sliding the cross bar up and out of thecross bar locking mechanism 214.

FIG. 7 illustrates a side elevation view of an exemplary embodiment of alaundry organizer highlighting a drop bar component 210. Although onlyone drop bar 210 is illustrated in FIG. 7, the laundry organizer 100 canutilize a plurality of drop bars 210, each being similar to theexemplary drop bar 210 shown in FIG. 7.

The over-the-door hook portion 212 is fully visible in FIG. 7. Note howthe over-the-door hook portion 212 is adapted to fit over the top edgeof a door. It has a basically rectangular “U” contour in order to moreclosely match the cross section of a door top. This allows the drop barto grasp and hold the top edge of a door more easily. It should be clearthat the friction fit grip of the over-the-door hook portion 212securely holds the drop bar onto the door 90. On the opposite end of thedrop bar 210 from the hook portion 212 is the cross bar lockingmechanism 214.

Each cross bar locking mechanism 214 utilizes a cross bar hook 216 thatextends out from the face 211 of the drop bar 210 and is adapted toslide into and engage one of the plurality of hanging cutouts 254 on thecross bar. The cross bar hook 216 is spaced outwards from the face 211of the drop bar 210 just enough for the cross bar 250 to slide betweenthe cross bar hook 216 and the face 211 of the drop bar 210 and form afriction fit therebetween.

FIG. 8 illustrates a front perspective view of an exemplary embodimentof an enhanced laundry bag 300 that can be used in a laundry organizer.The hanging bag portion 380 is supported by a rim 382 and a handle edge381. The hanging bag portion 380 hangs from the rim 382 and handle edge381 and these two components form the mouth of the bag. Laundry can beinserted into this mouth in order to fill the enhanced laundry bag 300.Once full, the bag can be removed from the laundry organizer and hauledto the laundry facility. Alternatively, the bag can be dumped into aportable laundry gathering container and hung back up on the laundryorganizer 100. In another embodiment, the bottom of the bag canincorporate an opening that can be selectively opened and closed(through the use of a zipper, hook and loop material, or other means),thereby allowing the laundry gatherer to simply open the bottom of thebag and extract the clothes therefrom without removing the enhancedlaundry bag from the laundry organizer 100.

The enhanced laundry bag 300 is suspended from and attached to thelaundry organizer via the plurality of bag loops 385. The bag loops 385are attached to the handle edge 381 and/or rim 382. The plurality of bagloops 385 provide a location for the plurality of laundry bag suspensionstraps 260 to attach. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, each enhancedlaundry bag has two bag loops 385; in other embodiments more or fewerbag loops 385 can be utilized.

A use-enhancer 388 can be configured at the mouth of the enhancedlaundry bag 300. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, the use-enhancer 388is a simple depiction of a smiling face. In another embodiment,appealing animal likenesses are incorporated into the mouths of thelaundry bags in order to interest children in using the system. In yetother embodiments, sports team names; logos; cartoon characters; comicbook characters; personalities; caricatures; faces; characters fromtelevision programs, movies, popular culture, and works of fiction; orother two- or three-dimensional depictions can be incorporated onto themouths of the bags as use-enhancers 388. A secondary handle 387 can beuseful when a person is attempting to remove the filled laundry bag 300.Although not depicted in FIG. 8, the secondary handle 387 can have ahandle latch or closure device that allows the user to latch theenhanced laundry bag 300 into a closed position.

The hanging bag portion 380 of the enhanced laundry bag 300 can be amesh material, or any other suitable laundry bag material. Thecross-hatching shown in FIG. 8 is meant to resemble common meshmaterials that are currently known and used in the art in order to allowdirty clothes to breath and dry, thereby minimizing the growth ofbacteria, mold, etc.

As one exemplary embodiment, an enhanced laundry bag 300 could beconfigured to resemble a white poodle, where the mouth of the bag is thepoodle's mouth. This enhanced laundry bag could be the “whites” bag (andcould even be labeled as such) for receiving white clothes therein. Asecond enhanced laundry bag could have a “black cat” use-enhancer 388and could be the “dark-clothes” bag. Additional bags can be incorporatedas needed or desired.

While particular embodiments of the invention have been described anddisclosed in the present application, it should be understood that anynumber of permutations, modifications, or embodiments may be madewithout departing from the spirit and scope of this invention.Accordingly, it is not the intention of this application to limit thisinvention in any way except as by the appended claims.

Particular terminology used when describing certain features or aspectsof the invention should not be taken to imply that the terminology isbeing redefined herein to be restricted to any specific characteristics,features, or aspects of the invention with which that terminology isassociated. In general, the terms used in the following claims shouldnot be construed to limit the invention to the specific embodimentsdisclosed in the specification, unless the above “Detailed Description”section explicitly defines such terms. Accordingly, the actual scope ofthe invention encompasses not only the disclosed embodiments, but alsoall equivalent ways of practicing or implementing the invention.

The above detailed description of the embodiments of the invention isnot intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the preciseembodiment or form disclosed herein or to the particular field of usagementioned in this disclosure. While specific embodiments of, andexamples for, the invention are described above for illustrativepurposes, various equivalent modifications are possible within the scopeof the invention, as those skilled in the relevant art will recognize.Also, the teachings of the invention provided herein can be applied toother systems, not necessarily the system described above. The elementsand acts of the various embodiments described above can be combined toprovide further embodiments.

In light of the above “Detailed Description,” the Inventor may makechanges to the invention. While the detailed description outlinespossible embodiments of the invention and discloses the best modecontemplated, no matter how detailed the above appears in text, theinvention may be practiced in a myriad of ways. Thus, implementationdetails may vary considerably while still being encompassed by thespirit of the invention as disclosed by the inventor. As discussedherein, specific terminology used when describing certain features oraspects of the invention should not be taken to imply that theterminology is being redefined herein to be restricted to any specificcharacteristics, features, or aspects of the invention with which thatterminology is associated.

While certain aspects of the invention are presented below in certainclaim forms, the inventor contemplates the various aspects of theinvention in any number of claim forms. Accordingly, the inventorreserves the right to add additional claims after filing the applicationto pursue such additional claim forms for other aspects of theinvention.

The above specification, examples and data provide a description of thestructure and use of exemplary implementations of the described articlesof manufacture and methods. It is important to note that manyimplementations can be made without departing from the spirit and scopeof the invention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A laundry organizer, comprising: a plurality ofdrop bars that are each adapted to extend over and engage a top of adoor using an over-the-door hook portion; the plurality of drop barseach extending longitudinally from the over-the-door hook portion to across bar locking mechanism; a cross bar attached to the plurality ofdrop bars and mounted such that the cross bar extends generallyperpendicular to the plurality of drop bars; the cross bar lockingmechanism comprising a cross bar hook and a locking dimple receiver; aplurality of hanging cutouts on the cross bar that each comprise acutout port in the cross bar adapted so that the cross bar hook of thecross bar locking mechanism can be inserted into said cutout port; thecross bar hook extending outwards from a face of the drop bar andadapted so that a thickness of the cross bar can form a friction fitwhen the cross bar is placed between the cross bar hook and the face ofthe drop bar; a plurality of locking dimples each located above one ofthe plurality of hanging cutouts on the cross bar and adapted to fitwithin the locking dimple receiver of the cross bar locking mechanism; aplurality of laundry bag suspension slots in the cross bar each adaptedto receive therein one of a plurality of laundry bag suspension straps;the plurality of laundry bag suspension straps each extending from oneof the plurality of laundry bag suspension slots to one of a pluralityof bag loops attached to an enhanced laundry bag; and the enhancedlaundry bag comprising a support rim, a handle edge, and a hanging bagportion, and wherein the hanging bag portion hangs from the support rimand handle edge, the support rim and handle edge forming a mouth of theenhanced laundry bag.
 2. The laundry organizer of claim 1, wherein abottom of the enhanced laundry bag incorporates an opening that isadapted to be selectively opened and closed to allow a laundry gathererto open the bottom of the enhanced laundry bag and extract clothestherefrom without removing the enhanced laundry bag from the laundryorganizer.
 3. The laundry organizer of claim 1, further comprising: ause-enhancer configured at the mouth of the enhanced laundry bag andadapted to make the enhanced laundry bag resemble a stuffed animal. 4.The laundry organizer of claim 2, further comprising: a use-enhancerconfigured at the mouth of the enhanced laundry bag and adapted to makethe enhanced laundry bag resemble a stuffed animal.
 5. The laundryorganizer of claim 1, further comprising: a use-enhancer configured atthe mouth of the enhanced laundry bag and adapted to make the enhancedlaundry bag display a name of a sports team.
 6. The laundry organizer ofclaim 2, further comprising: a use-enhancer configured at the mouth ofthe enhanced laundry bag and adapted to make the enhanced laundry bagdisplay a name of a sports team.
 7. The laundry organizer of claim 1,further comprising: a use-enhancer configured at the mouth of theenhanced laundry bag and adapted to make the enhanced laundry bagresemble a character from one of a cartoon, television program, movie,popular culture, and work of fiction.
 8. The laundry organizer of claim2, further comprising: a use-enhancer configured at the mouth of theenhanced laundry bag and adapted to make the enhanced laundry bagresemble a character from one of a cartoon, television program, movie,popular culture, and work of fiction.
 9. The laundry organizer of claim1, further comprising: a secondary handle attached to the rim of theenhanced laundry bag and adapted to assist a user with manipulating thebag.
 10. The laundry organizer of claim 9, further comprising: a handlelatch adapted to secure the secondary handle of the enhanced laundry baginto a closed position.
 11. A laundry organizer, comprising: a firstdrop bar adapted to extend over and engage a top of a door using a firstover-the-door hook portion; a second drop bar adapted to extend over andengage a top of a door using a second over-the-door hook portion; thefirst drop bar extending longitudinally from the first over-the-doorhook portion to a first cross bar locking mechanism; the second drop barextending longitudinally from the second over-the-door hook portion to asecond cross bar locking mechanism; a cross bar attached to the firstdrop bar and attached to the second drop bar, the cross bar attachedsuch that the cross bar extends generally perpendicular to thelongitudinal axis of the first drop bar and the longitudinal axis of thesecond drop bar; the first cross bar locking mechanism comprising afirst cross bar hook and a first locking dimple receiver; the secondcross bar locking mechanism comprising a second cross bar hook and asecond locking dimple receiver; a first hanging cutout on the cross barcomprising a first cutout port in the cross bar adapted so that thefirst cross bar hook can be inserted into the first cutout port; asecond hanging cutout on the cross bar comprising a second cutout portin the cross bar adapted so that the second cross bar hook can beinserted into the second cutout port; the first cross bar hook extendingoutwards from a first face of the first drop bar and adapted so that athickness of the cross bar can form a first friction fit when the crossbar is placed between the first cross bar hook and the first face of thefirst drop bar; the second cross bar hook extending outwards from asecond face of the second drop bar and adapted so that the thickness ofthe cross bar can form a second friction fit when the cross bar isplaced between the second cross bar hook and the second face of thesecond drop bar; a first locking dimple located above the first hangingcutout on the cross bar and adapted to fit within the first lockingdimple receiver of the first cross bar locking mechanism; a secondlocking dimple located above the second hanging cutout on the cross barand adapted to fit within the second locking dimple receiver of thesecond cross bar locking mechanism; a plurality of laundry bagsuspension slots in the cross bar each adapted to receive therein one ofa plurality of laundry bag suspension straps; the plurality of laundrybag suspension straps each extending from one of the plurality oflaundry bag suspension slots to one of a plurality of bag loops attachedto an enhanced laundry bag; and the enhanced laundry bag comprising asupport rim, a handle edge, and a hanging bag portion, and wherein thehanging bag portion hangs from the support rim and handle edge, thesupport rim and handle edge forming a mouth of the enhanced laundry bag.12. The laundry organizer of claim 11, wherein a bottom of the enhancedlaundry bag incorporates an opening that is adapted to be selectivelyopened and closed to allow a laundry gatherer to open the bottom of theenhanced laundry bag and extract clothes therefrom without removing theenhanced laundry bag from the laundry organizer.
 13. The laundryorganizer of claim 11, further comprising: a use-enhancer configured atthe mouth of the enhanced laundry bag and adapted to make the enhancedlaundry bag resemble a stuffed animal.
 14. The laundry organizer ofclaim 12, further comprising: a use-enhancer configured at the mouth ofthe enhanced laundry bag and adapted to make the enhanced laundry bagresemble a stuffed animal.
 15. The laundry organizer of claim 11,further comprising: a use-enhancer configured at the mouth of theenhanced laundry bag and adapted to make the enhanced laundry bagdisplay a name of a sports team.
 16. The laundry organizer of claim 12,further comprising: a use-enhancer configured at the mouth of theenhanced laundry bag and adapted to make the enhanced laundry bagdisplay a name of a sports team.
 17. The laundry organizer of claim 11,further comprising: a use-enhancer configured at the mouth of theenhanced laundry bag and adapted to make the enhanced laundry bagresemble a character from one of a cartoon, television program, movie,popular culture, and work of fiction.
 18. The laundry organizer of claim12, further comprising: a use-enhancer configured at the mouth of theenhanced laundry bag and adapted to make the enhanced laundry bagresemble a character from one of a cartoon, television program, movie,popular culture, and work of fiction.
 19. The laundry organizer of claim11, further comprising: a secondary handle attached to the rim of theenhanced laundry bag and adapted to assist a user with manipulating thebag.
 20. The laundry organizer of claim 19, further comprising: a handlelatch adapted to secure the secondary handle of the enhanced laundry baginto a closed position.